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unable to root evo 4g with simpleroot or unrevoked

Hi all
I tried to root my evo (which had received the OTA 1.47.651.1 update already), but I've run into some problems...
I tried using the simpleroot OTA edition, but kept getting an error in step 3 where the script was unable to create a file in /data/app-cache/...
After that I tried the newly released unrevoked 3 method, which appeared to be working until near the end it rebooted the phone and said it was flashing the recovery, but the phone booted as normal and the program sat there saying it was flashing the recovery for >10min at which point I closed the program.
I was going to try one of the manual methods, but new when I boot into the HBOOT I get an error saying the main version is older, update failed. I've tried a couple different PC36IMG.zip files and all of them get the same error. And if I try to do a factory reset the phone just boots into the HBOOT screen and does nothing.
My phone can still boot normally and is usable except the camera will not turn on.
Can anyone try to help me fix my phone and get it rooted? Or at least restored to its original state?
Thanks in advance for any help!

ok scratch the camera part, after leaving the phone off for a bit and rebooting it appears to be working again... but the rest is still messed up

i had the same or similar problem because i had tried both root methods.
i got it to work with unrevoked 3 after:
1. removing pc36img.zip from the root of the SD card (apparently it'll always try to load a local image before attempting to connect to the PC)
2. uninstalling htc sync from the PC (others say this wasn't necessary, but it was definitely the step that allowed it to work successfully for me)

It turns out PDAnet also interferes with the driver accessing the evo.
Once i removed htc sync and pdanet both from my computer i was able to root my phone successfully.
not sure what the issue with simpleroot was though, but i didn't explore too deeply since unrevoked 3.1 worked now.

Man, that just saved the day for me! Thanks for the info about deleting the zip file.

hey I am having a similar proble with not being able to root. I tried all the stuff you guys suggested but it still wont work.
-i never installed htc sync or PDAnet
am i doing something wrong?

rparker85 said:
hey I am having a similar proble with not being able to root. I tried all the stuff you guys suggested but it still wont work.
-i never installed htc sync or PDAnet
am i doing something wrong?
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Are you trying to root Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Sent from HTC Evo 4g using XDA app

Android 2.2? I need to root so I can use the setcpu app. I'm not real tech savy but I know I tried all these methods and they didn't work. Am I doing something wrong

I'm going to throw my EVO against the wall...

Luckily it is wearing a Seidio Rugged.
Just pulled a brand new EVO out of the box TODAY about 2 hours ago. I followed EVERY single direction STEP BY STEP with no equivocations.
[GUIDE] How to root Android 2.2 on the EVO 4G from the Cyanogen wiki.
Uninstalled sync, ect ect ect. Phone is set to charge only, USB Debugging enabled, Driver installed (re-downloaded, uninstalled and reinstalled driver twice and rebooted machine).
I'm getting absolutely beyond frustrated right now, especially since a google and XDA search shows NOTHING on my issue, except maybe one or 2 people asking about it then going "lol fixeeeed lol" without providing a solution.
I run the reflash.exe with my device plugged in, set to charge only with debugging enabled. The device automatically reboots, goes into the bootloader and I go down to HBOOT. Once I do that, reflash does it's thing, the phone reboots and reflash says "Waiting for reboot"
After that, it says something like "Flashing ect, DO NOT TOUCH YOUR PHONE" and almost immediately, reflash.exe crashes in windows 7 and says "reflash.exe has stopped working". I have rebooted the phone, the computer, uninstalled and reinstalled the driver..I'm at a complete loss.
the EVO is sitting on 2.1 per the instructions in that guide and i'm stuck. No matter what I do, administrator mode, reflash.exe crashes at the same exact point and the EVO just boots back into 2.1. Please help.

umm, try looking in the post just below you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=828437

So the new HBOOT disabled all previous methods is what I'm gathering...amazing. I finally give up my perfectly working DROID for an EVO to find out I can't do **** with it.

b0r0b said:
So the new HBOOT disabled all previous methods is what I'm gathering...amazing. I finally give up my perfectly working DROID for an EVO to find out I can't do **** with it.
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Hey borob,
I suggest you google "evo unrevoked". I got mine yesterday and it worked straight away.

You got lucky and probably got one off the shelf that had been there a week or two because the latest HBOOT doesn't work with the methods currently available.

I used unrevoked on 2.2 w/ XP though, not one problem at all
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Ùnrevoked. 5 minutes.
8pen from my supersonic yea....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsoVzMadiQE
Works perfectly

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=828437

ifly4vamerica said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=828437
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yea, i already posted that. not sure if he followed the instructions.

[Q] Drivers for root possibly corrupted?

So I had to take my EVO in to get replaced today for screen issues. Got the new one home, same 004, 3.30 versions. Fire up UnrEVOked3 and away I go!
First time I got Internal error: Couldn't find misc.
So, I looked around and didn't really find any useful answers, so I formatted my SD card, popped into the OS to make a quick phone call and then ran UnrEVOked again. This time it says "This was a triumph." However S-ON is still listed in the boot loader.
So I make ABSOLUTELY certain that my driver is still there in the 3 minutes I didn't check it. Instead of saying Android Bootloader Interface or whatever it said a few minutes ago, it now says "Android Composite ADB Interface". I have NO clue what this is, and there's only 3 threads or so even mentioning it. I tried uninstallling and reinstalling the driver, but I get the same thing..
Any suggestions on how I can get this to work? I really want to root this thing, lol.

Im looking to root my phone as well and I read alot before I take on this kind of thing... I have read in several places, your version can't be rooted "yet"... Google your software version along with your hboot... See if any one can do it yet
Sent from the MATRIX... while plugged into my EVO... using the XDA app... from a galaxy far-far away.......

That's the thing. My previous phone was the same hardware and software version. It should work.
The only thing that has changed is the driver in the device manager.

Unrevoked can not be used on your phone to root it you have to use a defferent method. check your hboot, is it 2.02??? If it is go in the developers section and look for the rooting with hboot 2.02 Like a Boss post and follow the directions.

Can't root using Unrevoked3, PLEASE HELP!!!

Hi Guys,
I have run into a strange issue where Google and searching this forum is not proving helpful.
I am trying to unroot using Unrevoked 3.3 reflash tool. I have Android 2.1 Update 1, so basically the stock build from the summer of this year.
I have hboot drivers installed
HTC Sync Uninstalled
USB Debugging Enabled
Running As Administrator
When I run the process with Unrevoked, it basically pushes the Recovery, goes into recovery, says it's waiting for a bunch of stuff, then waiting for reboot, my phone starts rebooting. It says something like, Still waiting, waiting for system to settle, and basically, the moment my phone comes back on, Unrevoked just says (very briefly, "Starting root" and Immediately switches to):
Internal erorr: am reported error starting service.
That's it, that's where it all ends, nothing further happens to my phone or in the App.
Can anyone please tell me what's going on? What am I doing wrong, am I using the right tool and etc?
Sorry for my ignorant questions, I have been an EVO guy, just coming to Inc.
Any help is much appreciated. Thank you guys in advance for your help!

Think you might have to upgrade to 2.2. But I would try #unrevokedtest on freenode first.

That did the trick, thanks doug !!!

I also had this problem, but a different solution - which might be helpful for other people happening upon this thread...
I think this happened because I changed the default install location for apps to sd card. I suspect this causes the unrevoked service (called "zyspkloit") to be installed to SD. As the SD card is unavailable immediately after boot, the service is unable to start.
The solution that worked for me:
1. Set your default app install location to "phone"
2. Use "manage applications" to uninstall "zyspkloit"
3. Re-run unrevoked

Same issue here
Hi,
I am seeing this same issue, but do not understand the reference to #Unrevokedtest on freenode. Regarding the second suggestion I'm not sure where to go to check the default for installing applications, but did delete it and try again without success. My device is the HTC Aria running with that recent 2.1 upgrade. Any additional information would be appreciated.
Thanks !
Louis

Now looking for unrevoked 3.21
Hi,
I actually managed to make sense of the #unrevokedtest, but the recommendation there was that I needed an older version of unrevoked, specifically 3.21. Unfortunately they couldn't find a copy, does anyone here have that version for me to try?
Thanks !
Louis

v3.21 found and all is well
Hi,
Found a copy of 3.21 after several Google searches, worked like a champ.
Thanks,
Louis

Had the same problem with Unrevoked3.31
Using 3.21 did the job !
Thx all.

Rooting with unrevoked. Getting a communication error?

Ive got the latest version of unrevoked downloded and have rooted plenty of evos including many of the new ones with the 3.7 software. I tryd one today and i got the message unrevoked successfully complete. Then when rebooting it gos to the message waiting for response then i keep getting the messace communication error root interrupted. What could cause this
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Is your cable bad? You should unplug the usb from the computer, reboot your phone. Then once the phone is rebooted, leave it on the home screen, with usb debugging enabled and on charge only, and try again. Worked for me on my first time. Also try the lastest unrevoked, its up to like 3.3.2 or something like that.

The cables workin fine. Like i said it gos through the whole process. I have the newest unrevoked also. Its something with this particular phone
Sent from my PC36100

bmoreboy02 said:
Ive got the latest version of unrevoked downloded and have rooted plenty of evos including many of the new ones with the 3.7 software. I tryd one today and i got the message unrevoked successfully complete. Then when rebooting it gos to the message waiting for response then i keep getting the messace communication error root interrupted. What could cause this
Sent from my PC36100
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You could have a program on your computer interrupting. You need to be sure that any program on you computer that could communicate to the phone via USB is either uninstalled, or completely disabled while using Unrevoked. These things could be things like PDAnet, Easytether, Dropbox, any music syncing software you may use, computer's antivirus, HTC sync, etc. So basically, be sure that there is nothing other than Unrevoked that could possibly communicate with your phone whilst attempting root, then try it again. Also, be 100% sure that you have the correct hboot drivers installed, though I'm sure you do since you've used Unrevoked before. Just throwing out ideas...

bmoreboy02 said:
The cables workin fine. Like i said it gos through the whole process. I have the newest unrevoked also. Its something with this particular phone
Sent from my PC36100
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Like I said, I don't think its the phone because I've had this similar problem before. The only thing that worked for me was just re-trying unrevoked a couple of times. Or you could try re-downloading the software; that also worked for me.

Ok i appreciate it. I definitely have the correct software bc my girlfriends sister came straight to me a week ago with a evo fresh out of bestbuy and it rooted fine. I will redownload unrevoked 3 just incase and will also make sure nothing else is running on my laptop
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bmoreboy02 said:
Ok i appreciate it. I definitely have the correct software bc my girlfriends sister came straight to me a week ago with a evo fresh out of bestbuy and it rooted fine. I will redownload unrevoked 3 just incase and will also make sure nothing else is running on my laptop
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Cool, hopefully you get it going. Good luck.

The program hangs when “waiting for the system to settle.” -OR- the program says “Communications with phone unexpectedly interrupted.”
This is what im gettin....htc sync isnt installed i cant figure out
what the hell is syncin to the phones to block the root
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Im not sure at this point, because I've never had any issues with unrevoked. You could try using xhausx 's autoroot method. Sorry I don't have any more ideas for you.

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One suggestion is to start over from the beginning. Remove the hboot files from your computer; remove any unrevoked files from your computer as well as any unrevoked .apk files from your phone. Clear the temp. folder on your computer. Reboot the phone and your computer. Download HTC sync and then remove it leaving the HTC Drivers on the computer only. Reboot the computer again. Next, re-download the hboot drivers and the latest unrevoked onto your computer. Make sure USB Debugging and Charge Only are selected on your phone. Turn off your antivirus/firewall on your computer and root as usual.